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Ben Yu

Sprayable Energy · Thiel Fellow 2011

San Francisco, California, United States

Thiel Fellow 2011

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About

Ben Yu was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2011, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Sprayable Energy.

Experience

  1. AlchemyProduct Lead at AgentCard.aicurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. HeyMintCo-Founder2021 — 2025
  3. Lark HealthSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. WanderlogSoftware Engineer2019 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
  5. StreamCo-founder, CEO2017 — 2018https://streamtoken.net
  6. Sprayable Inc.Cofounder2012 — 2017
  7. The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2011 — 2013
  8. Argonne National LaboratoryLab Bacteria2010
  9. Project: HumanFounder2008 — 2010

Skills & more

Python14Django7CSS2LESS1jQuery8JavaScript6Ruby2Ruby on Rails1PCR3Entrepreneurship43Cell Culture5Start-ups30
+7 moreHTML 5Web DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsSocial NetworkingHTML5Software DevelopmentScience

Languages Chinese

  • Triplebyte Certified Generalist Software Engineer — Triplebyte
  • Triplebyte Certified Generalist Software Engineer — Triplebyte

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Who is Ben Yu?
Ben Yu was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2011, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Sprayable Energy.
Where did Ben Yu go to school?
Ben Yu studied at Harvard University (Computer Science); University of Chicago (Immunology, Philosophy).

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